Germany, Wehrmacht. A Panzer Assault Badge, Silver Grade, B.h. Mayer Design Auction then returned to Lachine

then returned to Lachine

number impressed "14859" on the edge

trimmed in a 16 mm wide strip of fine silver bullion on all five sides of the tab

Birks was the leading silver manufacturer in Canada in the 20th century

Germany, Wehrmacht. A Panzer Assault Badge, Silver Grade, B.h. Mayer Design Auction then returned to Lachine(Panzerkampfabzeichen in Silber). Constructed of silvered tombak, the obverse consisting of a vaulted oval oak leaf wreath, joined together at the bottom by ribbon, topped by a Heer style German national eagle clutching a mobile swastika, around a central Panzer IV rolling over grassy terrain, with its left tread extending beyond the edge of the wreath, the reverse with a crimped hinge and vertical pinback meeting a flat wire catch, unmarked but